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Putin and Zelensky Call Brief Truce for Orthodox Easter Holiday

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The cease-fire would be in effect this weekend, but each side accused the other of violating a similar pause announced last year. The besieged city of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, in January. Credit... Tyler Hicks/The New York Times   By  Valerie Hopkins  and  Constant Méheut The New York Times , Published April 9, 2026 Updated April 10, 2026,  1:31 a.m. ET President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, have both called for a brief cease-fire in the war to coincide with the Orthodox Easter holiday. The measure could bring a rare pause in the fighting even as peace talks remain stalled. Th e cease-fire should begin on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Moscow, and last until the end of the following day, according to the Kremlin  announcement  on late Thursday night. The Kremlin said it assumed that “the Ukrainian side will follow the example of the Russian Federation.” Mr. Zelensky responded in a  post on social ...
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Russian forces are now just a mile from Pokrovsk

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Andy Durden  ·  Follow from Quora   Updated 8mo Russian forces are now just a mile from Pokrovsk, the last major Ukrainian stronghold in Donbas under Ukrainian control. Russia's economy is growing at a massive 4% annual rate, with inflation at a surprisingly modest 9%. Has Russia won the war? Pokrovsk  is a very difficult target. The Russians are indeed getting closer to the city but taking it it would be a costly and possibly pointless exercise the city is not massive and most inhabitants have probably gone the main objective is most likely the train station but the Russians would have to go though house by house and street by street to take the city. It would cost the Russians thousands of lives. This may be a city of strategic importance to ease Russian operation in the area but I doubt it would deliver a victory for Russia UPDATE 08/08/2025 as predicted the Russians have gone into the city and have indeed targeted the train station/main train hub. They are g...
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